过去 I tasted that soup.
I was tasting that soup.
They were tasting that soup.
I had tasted that soup.
I had been tasting that soup.
现在
I taste that soup.
He tastes that soup.
I'm tasting this soup.
We are tasting this soup.
I have tasted that soup.
I have been tasting that soup.
未来
We will taste that soup tomorrow.
We will be tasting that soup.
We will have tasted that soup.
We will have been tasting that soup.
虚拟语气would
We would taste that soup tomorrow.
We would be tasting that soup.
We would have tasted that soup.
We would have been tasting that soup.
虚拟语气should
We should taste that soup tomorrow.
We should be tasting that soup.
We should have tasted that soup.
We should have been tasting that soup.
虚拟语气could
We could taste that soup.
这句话暗示了现在或将来的可能性或建议。
We could be tasting that soup.
这也暗示了一个建议,但将动作置于现在进行时态。 它提出了一种现在可能发生的替代行动。 例如,如果有人感到无聊或正在寻找一些有成效的事情做,他们可能会这么说。
We could have tasted that soup.
这表示过去错过了机会或可能性。 演讲者正在思考哪些事情本来可以做,但没有做。
We could have been tasting that soup.
这句话将过去进行时与假设情况结合起来,表明在过去的某个特定时间里,他们有机会正在做某事,但没有。 它常常带有一种对如何度过时间的遗憾或事后认识的语气。